Jiro Dreams Of Sushi

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

type

Movie

Current Status

In Season

mpaa

PG

runtime

81 minutes

Limited Release Date

03/09/12

director

David Gelb

distributor

Magnolia Pictures

genre

Documentary

We gave it a B+

What’s the greatest sushi restaurant in the world? According to many in Japan (not to mention the Michelin Guide), it’s a modest little hole-in-the-wall sushi bar tucked inside a Tokyo subway station and run by Jiro Ono, the 85-year-old subject of this tasty documentary — a no-frills movie with moments of nirvana for sushi lovers. It’s no surprise that the tall, spry, jokey Jiro is a perfectionist, but the film’s real allure is his obsession with simplicity: He has found magic in preparing the same elemental cuts, day after day, for 70 years. Director David Gelb pulls back the curtain on the kitchen rituals of sushi, inviting us to experience the savory-smooth sensation of ”umami,” roughly translated as ”Ahhh!” B+